GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon HD 6850M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 8800 GTX stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 8800 GTX
Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6850M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
| GeForce 8800 GTX | Radeon HD 6850M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
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- GeForce 8800 GTX has 210% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
- GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce 8800 GTX has 767 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
- GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
- GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 8800 GTX is 1 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
- GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 8800 GTX is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 40−45 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 10−11 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Fortnite is 136% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Minecraft is 45% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| medium / 768p | − | 8−9 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 8800 GTX | Radeon HD 6850M | |
| Architecture | Tesla | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | G80 | Granville Pro/LP |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 November 2006 | 6 January 2011 |
| Pipelines | 128 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 575 / 675 MHz |
| Transistor count | 681 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 36.8 billion/sec | 27.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 345.6 gflops | 1,080.0 gflops |
| Length | 270 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 86.4 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 575 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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